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Software Engineer
Manchester City
City Football Group (CFG) is the holding company established to oversee the creation and administration of a network of linked clubs and other footballing operations under the aegis of Manchester City.
Job Posted- 24 Apr 2026
Status- Full Time
Location- England
Closing date- 30 Apr 2026
Job Purpose
Join City Football Group’s Foundational Solutions team as a Software Engineer. You’ll help build and integrate secure, scalable software applications that support our clubs and global business operations.
You’ll work across front-end, back-end and system integration projects, contributing to solutions built to Enterprise Architecture design specifications. You'll also play a key role in ensuring the systems you work on are well-documented and maintainable, supporting both current and future development.
This is Your City
As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and dental cover, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.
Your Impact
1. Develop and maintain software applications and system integrations in line with design specifications and delivery priorities.
2. Build and support integrations between systems using APIs, pipelines or event-driven patterns.
3. Own the documentation of platforms, services and processes you work on—ensuring clarity, currency and accessibility for the wider team.
4. Implement and contribute to CI/CD pipelines to support high-quality, automated deployments.
5. Collaborate closely with Product Managers to understand requirements and shape technical solutions.
6. Align technical implementation with Enterprise Architecture standards, clarifying design intent with architects where required.
7. Contribute to code reviews, knowledge sharing, and collaborative problem solving across the team.
What we are looking for
Essential
- Proficient in modern programming languages (e.g. Python, Go, TypeScript).
- Understanding of cloud-based development and common integration patterns (REST APIs, event queues, data flows).
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD tooling and source control.
- A clear, logical communicator with a collaborative mindset.
- A disciplined approach to documentation and system maintainability.
Desirable
- Experience with containerisation (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes) or microservices.
- Exposure to Agile or hybrid project delivery.
- Interest in automation, observability or cloud-native design patterns.
How to Apply
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